Monday, February 27, 2012

Roasted Chicken with garlic and rosemary

1 whole chicken
1/3 cup whipped margarine
1/2 medium onion
5 cloves garlic
1 stem fresh rosemary, leaves removed
salt, pepper, paprika to taste

Remove neck and insides of chicken and discard. Rinse chicken inside and out, pat dry. Rub garlic on inside chicken and stuff chicken with onion and garlic cloves. Refrigerate overnight. Loosen skin on breast side with handle wooden spoon, careful not to break skin. Rub chicken and breast meat with margarine. Place chicken on baking pan, breast side up, tucking wings under chicken. Sprinkle with rosemary, salt, pepper and paprika. Bake 350 degrees for 2 hours or until juices are clear. Baste with drippings and bake 10 minutes on 425 to brown. Let rest for 10 minutes. Slice and serve immediately.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Snow Cream

In honor of the first snowfall in Surry County...here is the recipe for snow cream I used tonight. The boys enjoyed it!

1 gallon fresh snow
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 cups milk

Mix well in large bowl. Leftovers can be frozen, but will affect quality. Enjoy!

Homemade Whipped Cream

I am VERY good at multi-tasking; I am on vacation and am blogging a recipe.

This topping can be used for the previous recipe; Key Lime pie or can be used for other things...use your imagination.

1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons fine powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chill the bowl and mixer beaters for 15 minutes in refrigerator. Pour whipping cream in chilled bowl and whip on high until soft peaks formed, or it starts to look like whipped cream. Add sugar and vanilla, again whipping on high, just until mixed. Serve immediately or refrigerate. This makes you not want to buy Cool Whip again!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Key Lime Pie

I swear it's so easy, my kids could do it!

1/2 cup Nellie and Joes key lime juice
1 can sweetened condensed milk
3 egg yolks
1 graham cracker crust

Mix first 3 ingredients and pour into pie crust. Bake 350 for 15-20 minutes. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve with whip cream or my favorite, chocolate drizzle. Yum!

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Dorito chicken

I'm on a roll! This sounds weird, but my kids LOVE it!

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 bag Doritos, crushed
3/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons Italian seasoning

Mix the mayonnaise and Italian seasoning in bowl. Coat the chicken breasts with the mixture. Roll the coated chicken in Doritos and place on metal baking sheet. Bake 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through. Yum!

If you want it extra-greasy, drizzle melted butter on top before baking.

Broccoli-Cheese Casserole

Sorry I haven't posted lately, I have been ...Ahem...concentrating on things other than food lately.

Anyway, Here is my Broccoli-Cheese casserole recipe with my super-secret ingredient which makes it creamy!

1 package Pict-Sweet Broccoli Florets (who wants to eat the stems anyway?)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 egg
3/4 cup cheddar cheese
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (garlic makes everything better!)
1/2 teaspoon black pepper (or to taste)
AND...1/2 cup mayonnaise!

Topping:
1 sleeve Ritz, crushed (can also use bread crumbs or Pepperidge Farm dressing in desired)
1/4 cup margarine, melted

Steam broccoli according to package. Drain. Add other ingredients and stir to combine. Place in a greased casserole dish. Mix topping ingredients and sprinkle on top. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes.